The obvious twist of course, is the media darling Jones' return to the Olympics after her disastrous stumble in the 2008 Beijing finals, where—in the blink of an eye—she dropped from first to seventh at the ninth hurdle.

Since Beijing, she has endured that huge disappointment, injury, and back surgery. Then, finally healed and injury-free, her 2012 season had been somewhat lackluster.

In fact, she barely squeaked through her first-round race on Friday. But just in time, as she danced on the edge of elimination, she pulled herself together in the semifinals and finals to claim the last remaining Olympic slot.

Now, Jones' 11th hurdle will be the media frenzy sure to pounce from now until London.

Almost forgotten in the limelight of Lolo's celebrity is the woman who backed Jones' act in Beijing, the defending Olympic champion, Harper, who has a very good back-story of her own.

Harper—obviously, as winner of the U.S. Olympic Trials—is no slouch. She has a personal best of 12.47 and a career head-to-head record of 12-14 against Jones.

And in London, she will be out to prove her gold medal was no fluke.

Wells, the 2011 US champion, has a personal best of 12.50 and is currently third in the world with a 12.55.

These three hurdlers, who overcame a very strong finals field in Eugene, will provide a formidable U.S. presence in London.

In many ways, this version of Team USA looks like a potential re-do of Beijing 2008—except the hurdles landscape outside the borders of America has undergone somewhat of a change in the interim.

Australian sensation and 2011 world champion, Sally Pearson (12.28) and Jamaican Brigitte Foster-Hylton (12.45), the 2009 world champion, will be lying-in-wait come August.